acosmichippo

acosmichippo, 5 miesięcy temu

oh. ubisoft.

acosmichippo, 5 miesięcy temu

could also just be as simple as getting people’s feet in the door to their marketplace. if you already have an account maybe you’ll be fractionally more likely to buy other stuff in the store. multiply that by a few million or whatever… it’s not nothing.

acosmichippo, 5 miesięcy temu

This is when the whole “if all you find are assholes, you must be one yourself” rhetoric does not apply when it comes to multiplayer games.

it’s the internet in general.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

they got the IP, that’s all they wanted.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

not “features” per se, but consoles have a better performance-to-price ratio compared to handhelds. In the bill of materials for a handheld you’re paying for a screen and battery that are unnecessary expenses if you just need a console. in a console, that money will go towards higher powered hardware to run games, and maybe some other ancillary things. Also in a console you can have a better cooling system since you’re not constrained to a mobile form factor. Also in a console you can use higher power since performance is not being balanced with batter life.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu (edited 6 miesięcy temu)

if those nintendos had to build in a screen or battery they’d have even worse performance for the price.

yes, PC has some commonalities with consoles, but there are other aspects that make a PC a PC rather than a console.

This is not an arbitrary discussion, it’s a semantic discussion. these terms have non-arbitrary meanings.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

i would say the wiiu is a special case console. they tried adding a screen to a typical console design and it didn’t really work. that’s why they pivoted to the switch which is much more like a portable than a console.

the vast, vast majority of consoles don’t have screens built into their controllers.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

The person I was responding to was citing costs accrued for screen and battery as a reasoning for why steam deck is not a console

No, i was answering your question “what features is steam deck missing compared to consoles”.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

I liked it as much as the others ASIDE from the tank missions. they leaned on the tank WAY too much. There are two or three tank battles where you will be pulling your hair out for sure. Definitely focus on upgrading the tank as much as you can because you will need all the help you can get.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

they’re right though. it has nothing to do with “defending” anyone, that’s just what AAA means.

en.m.wikipedia.org/…/AAA_(video_game_industry)

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

it’s all informal marketing jargon in every industry bro. this is not a hill to die on.

acosmichippo, 6 miesięcy temu

and make better games.

acosmichippo, 7 miesięcy temu

not necessarily, they can be cosmetic only.

acosmichippo, 7 miesięcy temu

so what if it isn’t as good as w3? it doesn’t ruin w3.

acosmichippo, 7 miesięcy temu

what in the ever living fuck is a skin gambling site, and why do they have beef.

acosmichippo, 7 miesięcy temu

are you saying DLC or expansions are never a good idea?

acosmichippo, 7 miesięcy temu

that’s why the manufacturer needs to lead the way with a killer app.

acosmichippo, 9 miesięcy temu

exactly. maybe you guys just made a shitty game and can’t accept that.

acosmichippo, 9 miesięcy temu

but that was like 6 whole months ago. the market is totally different now. /s

acosmichippo, 10 miesięcy temu

why not just use an SD card?

acosmichippo, 10 miesięcy temu

those gamers wouldn’t be the ones who want powerful women in the first place. The article is imagining gamers who want powerful women AND are afraid of them.

acosmichippo, 11 miesięcy temu

kinda like chatGPT is trained on a bunch of PR speak.

acosmichippo, 11 miesięcy temu

really don’t see the point of having a metro system in this game. seems like it would just be even less convenient than driving or fast traveling.

acosmichippo, 11 miesięcy temu

100%. The best part of Bethesda open world games is exploring the open space between towns, quests, objectives, etc. Fast travel is an option, but rarely necessary. If you rely on it you will miss lots of cool stuff.

Not so in Starfield, the space between objectives is literally empty space.

acosmichippo, 11 miesięcy temu

oh good, this reminds me I haven’t bothered to leave a negative review yet. let me correct that.

acosmichippo, 11 miesięcy temu

yes. the point is it doesn’t work well in a video game.

acosmichippo, rok temu

I’m not sure starfield can be fixed. the concept is fundamentally flawed imo.

acosmichippo, rok temu

exactly. I gave MMOs a try, I gave looter shooters a try, and eventually I figured out GAAS is just not for me. single player offline only games please and thank you.

acosmichippo, rok temu

consoles are purposefully made to run only the software specifically made for them.

xbox and PS are basically mini PCs that can run the same stuff with relatively minimal tweaking. exclusive games of both platforms are pure anti-consumer bullshit.

acosmichippo, rok temu (edited rok temu)

nope, both are anti consumer. If you want to make unique games, great. No need to restrict them only to your platform.

all it does is make people buy redundant hardware which obviously costs more money but also creates more e-waste.

also without exclusive games, consoles would have to compete on the actual hardware, price, etc rather than which games you want to play.

acosmichippo, rok temu (edited rok temu)

frankly I don’t understand your point. Recently both companies have been porting games to PC, but NOT the other console. If Sony can port Spiderman, God of War, etc to PC there’s absolutely no reason they can’t port them to xbox as well, except to force consumers to buy a playstation. Same with MSFT and Elder Scrolls. That’s why it’s anti-consumer.

acosmichippo, rok temu

That’s how anti-consumerism works. Corporations abuse their power to force consumers into buying more shit for no reason, and feel good while doing it.

acosmichippo, rok temu (edited rok temu)

Your analogy is a poor one.

1. “you” as an independent developer don’t have a vested interest in selling apple hardware. Microsoft and Sony do have an interest in selling xboxes and playstations.
2. “you” as an independent developer don’t have the resources to fairly easily port an app to another platform, like Microsoft/Sony do. Like other AAA developers have been doing with non-exclusive games for decades.
3. Market saturation for apps is not really comparable to AAA console games.
4. I don’t think piracy is a big concern in console games, but maybe I’m wrong. I don’t keep up with it.

To me, the only reason Sony is doing it with their back catalog is to try to generate new users for their upcoming sequels. The game is at the end of its earning lifespan if they don’t port it, so why not use it to market the upcoming titles?

So you’re saying releasing games on other platforms is beneficial for game sales?

acosmichippo, rok temu

I think mainly for collecting resources.

acosmichippo, rok temu

Madden is worth whatever people are willing to pay for it.

acosmichippo, rok temu

more importantly they sell way more units now. It takes virtually no more effort or cost for gaming companies to sell 20 million units vs 1 million.